All censorious synonyms
cen·so·ri·ous
C c adj censorious
- captious — apt to make trivial criticisms; fault-finding; carping
- carping — tending to make petty complaints; fault-finding
- complaining — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
- critical — If a person is critical or in a critical condition in hospital, they are seriously ill.
- disparaging — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
- fault-finding — the act of pointing out faults, especially faults of a petty nature; carping.
- hypercritical — excessively or meticulously critical; overcritical.
- severe — harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws.
- accusatory — An accusatory look, remark, or tone of voice suggests blame or criticism.
- overcritical — excessively critical; hypercritical.
- chiding — to express disapproval of; scold; reproach: The principal chided the children for their thoughtless pranks.
- condemnatory — Condemnatory means expressing strong disapproval.
adjective censorious
- stern — rear of boat
- contemptuous — If you are contemptuous of someone or something, you do not like or respect them at all.
- caviling — Present participle of cavil.
- cavillous — Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbling.